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Arsenoflorencite-(Ce) Mineral Data
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General Arsenoflorencite-(Ce) Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Ce,La)Al3(AsO4)2(OH)6 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 588.17 gm |
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Lanthanum 7.08 % La 8.31 % La2O3 |
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Cerium 11.91 % Ce 13.95 % Ce2O3 |
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La,Ce,Pr,Nd,Sm, 4.90 % RE 5.71 % REE2O3 |
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Aluminum 13.76 % Al 26.00 % Al2O3 |
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Arsenic 21.65 % As 33.22 % As2O5 |
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Phosphorus 1.58 % P 3.62 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 1.03 % H 9.19 % H2O |
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Oxygen 38.08 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ce0.5La0.3REE0.2Al3(AsO4)1.7(PO4)0.3(OH)6 |
| Environment: |
Detrital grains in a heavy mineral concentrates. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1987 |
| Locality: |
Kimba, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named as the arsenic analog of florencite and the dominant rare earth element, cerium. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Arsenoflorencite-(Ce) + Pronunciation  |
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